A number of Post-Graduate Departments and other centers were established in the University Campus. There are more than two hundred general affiliated colleges under the University. The University has thirteen Autonomous Colleges under its jurisdiction. It has 27 constituent Post-Graduate Departments, 2 Constituent Law Colleges, a Directorate of Distance & Continuing Education and a number of centers. The University offers number of Self Financing Courses.

The CITE, Utkal University is committed to develop itself as a value and need based quality education provider in the state of Orissa in general and Khurda districts in particular. It has the ultimate objective of producing qualified and competent manpower responsive to the changing needs of the society at the national and international levels.

In its quest for being an outstanding centre for learning and development of human resource, it cherishes a clear vision and mission. It has become very consistent in its recruitment policy and, as a result,